Contents: 1. Phyllanthus parvifolius, P. Clarkei (Euphorbiaceae) and related Indian taxa/R.L. Mitra and M. Sanjappa. 2. Achene micromorphology of some Indian Cyperaceae V. Achene Micromorphology as a possible systematic aid to the taxonomic recognition of Fimbristylis sections/Francis J. Menapace, Daniel E. Wujek and B.H.M. Nijalingappa. 3. Survey, collection and preservation of lower plant diversity in Antarctica, with special reference to Bryophyta/D.K. Singh. 4. A revision of the Indian Aponogetonaceae/S.R. Yadav and S.P. Gaikwad. 5. Loss of Commiphora Wightii (Arn.) Bhandari in Indian desert/P.J. Parmar. 6. Is hemigraphis Venosa C.B. Clarke (Acanthaceae) extinct?/P. Venu and P. Daniel. 7. What is Kanjarum palghatense Ramam. (Acanthaceae)?/P. Venu and P. Daniel. 8. How distinct is strobilanthes pushpangadanii E.S.S. Kumar and al. from S. Iawsoni gamble (Acanthaceae)?/P. Venu and P. Daniel. 9. Status of Syzygium gambleanum Rathakr. and Chithra (Myrtaceae) from Southern Western Ghats, India/Sheeba J. Irwin, D. Narasimhan and R. Ganesan. 10. Botanical observations on the Purulia Pumped Storage Hydropower Project Area, Bagmundi Hills, Purulia District, West Bengal/T.K. Paul. 11. Grasses and their hydro-edaphic characteristics in the grassland habitat of Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu/J.N. Singh. 12. On the occurrence of glaucocystis Itzigsohn in Eastern India/Prasanta Mallick and Jai Prakash Keshri. 13. Species of Ceramium (Ceramiales-Rhodophyta) from Kerala/Anil Kumar C. 14. Studies in Epiphyllous liverworts of India - its present position/Jagdish Lal. Short communications: 15. A new species of Balsaminaceae, Impatiens tirunelvelica, from Peninsular India/M.B. Viswanathan and U. Manikandan. 16. The nomenclatural type of Utricularia capillacea Willd. (Lentibulariaceae)/P.K. Bhattacharyya. 17. A Plea for the conservation of Dendrobium aphyllum (Roxb.) fischer (Orchidaceae)/P.P. Ghosal and S. Saha. 18. Ocimum americanum L. A plant remedy used in appendicitis by the tribals of South East Rajasthan/N.K. Sharma. 19. Re-collection of Agapetes mitrarioides Hook.f.ex C.B. Clarke (Ericaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India/Dipanwita Banik. 20. Agapetes neriifolia (King and Prain) Airy Shaw var. minor (King and Prain) Airy Shaw - a new record for India/D. Banik, A. Sharma and Muthu J. 21. Oberonia helferi Hook.f. (Orchidaceae) - a new record for India from Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh/M. Bhaumik and M.K. Pathak. 22. Additions to the Lichen flora of India from Sikkim/G.P. Sinha. 23. Addition to the bryoflora of India/A.E.D. Daniels and P. Daniel. 24. Colura acutifolia ast (Hepaticae) - new to Indian bryoflora/Jagdish Lal. 25. Cicuta virosa L. (Apiaceae) - a rare species from Jammu and Kashmir/B.P. Uniyal and P.C. Pant.